Wasting away

Ultimate Parrot Head Nickerson might just be Jimmy Buffett’s biggest fan

Leaving St. Augustine after his time at Flagler College was hard for Scott Nickerson.
“After all the places I lived in my life, St. Augustine was one of the only places where I felt completely at home,” the 1982 communication graduate said. Nickerson missed St. Augustine [...]

Not your typical teacher’s salary

Alumnus Tim Krajewski wins $180,000 on one of America’s most popular game shows

It’s one of the top-rated game shows on television, known for it’s nail-biting decisions, beautiful models and famously bald host. And it has everyone asking, “Deal or No Deal?”
For Flagler alumnus Tim Krajewski, ‘03, the decision to go on NBC’s hit game show, [...]

At his peak

Alumnus Brad Hooker takes on Mount McKinley and many of the world’s tallest mountains

It took two weeks of frostbite, whiteouts and near-death experiences, but Brad Hooker made it to the top of Mount McKinley on one of the most dangerous days of the year.

Hooker, a 2002 Flagler graduate living in Seoul, South Korea, only began rock climbing a little more than a year ago. But he quickly found a passion for nature and exploration that’s taken him to the top of some of the world’s tallest peaks, including Alaska’s Mount McKinley, 14,400-foot Mount Rainier in Washington, 19,300-foot Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and a 13,000-foot volcano in Indonesia.

Help from above

Alumnus helps transport wounded soldiers from combat zones to medical treatment

When wounded soldiers are being transported out of Iraq on a massive, medically-equipped C-130 or C-17 transport plane, there’s a good chance they will find Flagler alumnus Thomas “Jerry” Ricketson there to help treat them until they reach the safety of a military hospital abroad. [...]

Rise of technology, death of community

Flagler sociology associate professor Mel Barber sees cars, television and air conditioning as forces that pull people apart
Photography By Scott Smith (‘04)
Click play to hear excerpts from an interview with Mel Barber

Like most Americans, Mel Barber has made technology part of his everyday life. He drives to work, sends e-mails, tinkers with the thermostat in [...]

Wartime Psychology: Alumna counsels soldiers who are back from war

While her peers completed internships in crisp, well-lit offices, Capt. Jessica Parker, Ph.D., wore battle fatigues and slept in a tent during a 106-degree Texas summer. She ate dehydrated food and went without showers for a month. She held her own during convoy operations, firing her weapon and dodging snipers.
To become a clinical psychologist [...]

Shooting the waves

Seth Stafford doesn’t really have an office. He works at the beach. As a photographer for Transworld Surf magazine, the 1997 Flagler alumnus gets paid to travel the world, don a wetsuit and wander into the ocean with a camera.